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Others’ expectations stand in the way of people with disabilities

On Tuesday, the Durango community hosted a fun, informational, free event that you probably missed. For the past two years, San Juan Board of Cooperative Education Services has ex...

DATE: Jun 8, 2018 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Firefighters prepare to protect homes in Hermosa

416 Fire advances; more than 1,000 homes evacuated, 1,500 on pre-evacuation

DATE: Jun 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wildfire burns 1,100 acres; about 825 homes evacuated

County declares ‘state of local disaster’

DATE: Jun 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

People deserve to live independently, with integrity

Harry is an 85-year-old senior living alone in his home with neighbors checking in on him now and then. His children and grandchildren live out of state and express concerns about his abilit...

DATE: Jun 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Organizations should aspire to use quality listening

There is a line from the comedy movie “Dumb and Dumber” where goofball Harry says, “She gave me a bunch of crap about me not listening to her enough or something. I don’t know. I wasn’t real...

DATE: May 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Talk about town: New book tells story of Maria’s Bookshop

The history of Maria’s Bookshop has been chronicled in a new book, The Story of a Colorado Bookstore, by local author John Peel. The 55-page book answers many questions patrons a...

DATE: May 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Host homes expand family beyond traditional bounds

“Family” is a far bigger word than it looks on the page. While the standard definition of family may refer to the people we are born with, marry or give birth to, I believe we all know that ...

DATE: May 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

Are you and your family prepared for an emergency?

Given the busy lives we lead, planning for an emergency may not be at the top of your to do list. However, given one of driest winters on record, fire managers are preparing for an intense f...

DATE: May 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Creating Community

And the West is History

50 years ago: “One of the most serious and senseless acts of vandalism in recent years was discovered” at the Little League baseball fields in Cortez. Someone had shot out 33 of the ligh...

DATE: May 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

Talk about town: ‘Forbes’ likes us! It really, really does

Durango was named one of “ The designation came from Ann Abel, a travel writer and editor for 15 years including several as a senior editor at ForbesLife. Abel said Marty Beher, ...

DATE: May 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

And the West is History

MAY 2 50 years ago: It was reported that “fewer traffic accidents and more injuries and deaths have occurred in Montezuma and Dolores counties during the first four months of 1968.” High...

DATE: May 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

Best for Colorado workshop to be held Thursday

The city of Durango, in partnership with Local First, will hold a free workshop to inform residents about the Best for Colorado Challenge from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday at Durango Public Libra...

DATE: Apr 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Others’ expectations stand in the way of people with disabilities

Firefighters prepare to protect homes in Hermosa

Wildfire burns 1,100 acres; about 825 homes evacuated

People deserve to live independently, with integrity

Organizations should aspire to use quality listening

Talk about town: New book tells story of Maria’s Bookshop

Host homes expand family beyond traditional bounds

Are you and your family prepared for an emergency?

And the West is History

Talk about town: ‘Forbes’ likes us! It really, really does

And the West is History

Best for Colorado workshop to be held Thursday

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